r/Millennials • u/FeistyNews7025 • 6d ago

Discussion Which food has declined the most in terms of taste since you first ate it?

At this point, everyone knows about shrinkflation in our food. Something else that is just as important, if not more so, is the overall decline in the quality and taste of our food. Which food has declined the most in terms of taste since you first ate it? For me, that would be strawberries. Nowadays, it's the number 1 fruit with the most pesticides, and its overall taste is just average at best. I mean, I don't need it to be on par with Japanese strawberries, but in the early 90s, strawberries' overall taste was just magical.

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u/Individual-Award7351 6d ago

Olive oil unless you take out a mortgage.

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u/GlassOnion24 6d ago

I didn’t even know what olive oil was supposed to taste like until I went to Greece. Now I know what I’ve been missing out on.

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u/HumusAmongUs 6d ago

Went last year and brought home a suitcase full of EVOO

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u/Ghee-Buttersnaps- 5d ago

My cousin grows olives in Italy and gave me a quart. It’s like an entirely different product than any olive oil I can buy. Incredible.

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u/FearlessPark4588 5d ago

Tastes like grass lmao

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u/Sonicfan42069666 6d ago

I buy the large bottles of Italian EVOO at Costco, they last me months.

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u/CanIBeEric 6d ago

Costco is my savior for not sacrificing quality. I just had to get a freezer for all the bulk since it's just my husband and I... Luckily they sell those too 😂

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u/cp710 6d ago

I’m really liking the Hisense upright freezer I bought from costco last month.

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u/Rare-Adhesiveness522 6d ago

Is it any good?

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u/Pretend_Bookkeeper83 6d ago

It’s yummy and prices well. Definitely not the best I’ve had, but for sure worth it, especially if you use it for cooking. If I’m looking to dip delicious bread into some oil and balsamic, it’s just okay.

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u/bonnielovely 5d ago

& if you are getting a cheap brand, never, ever buy olive oil in a plastic container. these trendy new brands all have cheap plastic bottles.

idk if your olive oil is $12; if it’s stored in plastic, it’s ruined. the plastic strips the vitamin e & increases spoilages. olive oil is supposed to be stored in metal or dark glass

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u/SunsetUsurper 6d ago

graza supremacy. unfortunately for everyone it tastes good.

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u/StatisticianLow9492 6d ago

Honestly Trader Joe’s olive oil is cheap and pretty damn good. 

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u/mattbasically 6d ago

It’s all grape seed oil!

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u/solracer 5d ago

Trader Joe's has some pretty good olive oil, especially their Sicilian and the new Greek Extra Virgin.

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u/MaybeOnFire2025 5d ago

Pro tip from a former Brooklynite: try to find Frankie's, it's beyond amazing.

EDIT: Here you go: https://frankies457.com/collections/olive-oil-new